Chapter 291 - 291 Jingjing Losing Another Sock Puppet Account
291 Jingjing Losing Another Sock Puppet Account
In the resting room.
The xuan paper and brush were prepared and placed there.
Before Bai Xiaojiu left, he said that Shen Ruojing hadn’t seen the calligraphy piece that belonged to Old Master Bai in the first place, so how would she be able to imitate it?
Chu Cichen stood at the side and saw Shen Ruojing lifting the brush. However, Shen Ruojing seemed conflicted as though she didn’t know how she should start.
Although Chu Cichen grew up overseas, he had always been very interested in Chinese culture. He had learned the four classics namely, the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting before.
He also admired ‘Madman’ and even sighed with regret that he didn’t know who that person was.
When he thought of how lousy Little Meng’s handwriting was, Chu Cichen felt like he suddenly understood something. He considered his words before asking gently, “What’s wrong?”
Shen Ruojing probably wouldn’t be able to imitate it, right?
Cursive script looked easy to write, but it was actually very complicated.
Just when he was hesitating and wondering how he should protect Shen Ruojing’s ego while he took over the imitation, he suddenly heard Shen Ruojing saying, “Yun Wei said that Old Master Bai gave her a calligraphy piece, but Madman has a total of nine pieces circulating outside. I know the whereabouts of the other seven pieces, but I have no idea which of the remaining two pieces is in Old Master Bai’s possession.”
Chu Cichen immediately took out his phone and showed Shen Ruojing a photo. He said, “Not this one.”
Shen Ruojing. “Why?”
“Because this piece is in my possession.”
Shen Ruojing. “??”
(What?)
(In that case, when the Yun Family needed to give a Madman calligraphy piece, why didn’t you take it out?!)
Her lips twitched and she nodded.
After that, Chu Cichen saw her inhaling deeply as she began to lower her head and started writing on the paper in a dance-like style.
Her appearance when she was writing looked very cool, yet her entire person gave off a wild and unbridled feeling. The tip of the brush zoomed across the paper, and the force of her strokes seemed as though they wanted to penetrate the paper. It looked like the written words could soar into the nine heavens!
Chu Cichen stared and suddenly narrowed her eyes.
Her words bore no resemblance to Little Meng’s at all! Little Meng didn’t inherit her mother’s talent!
He then chose to shut up, quietly admiring the person before him. However, the feelings in his heart were complicated.
Ever since he came in contact with her, he knew that this woman wasn’t a simple character. Later on, he slowly discovered her many identities, in addition to her being 518. So, Chu Cichen was kinda used to the frequent surprises provided by Shen Ruojing.
Even then, he was still stunned.
An assassin that frequently accepted assassination missions from the organizations was actually an artist?
She was skilled in music and even calligraphy. Did she still have any other talent that could surprise him?
After Shen Ruojing finished writing, Chu Cichen’s lips curled as he suddenly asked, “Are you…”
Before he could utter the words ‘Madman’, the woman’s clear voice rang out.
“Nope, I’m not. Don’t talk nonsense.”
Shen Ruojing directly denied it three times.
Chu Cichen. “…”
His lips twitched and he saw Shen Ruojing suddenly looking at him. “Are you sure that the other calligraphy piece is in your possession?”
“Hmm, but it is in Sea City. When I was intending to get someone to deliver it, the people from the Yun Family told me that they had found a calligraphy piece written by Madman, hence, I decided not to do anything.”
“Oh, there’s no problem then.”
Shen Ruojing’s ‘Longevity Comparable to Mountains’ was not part of the nine calligraphy pieces. If she wrote that again, people might doubt its authenticity. Hence, since it was already destroyed, in addition to the fact that she wanted to repay Old Master Bai’s favor, she directly took another piece of xuan paper and wrote the contents of the piece in Chu Cichen’s possession.
Chu Cichen. “!!!!”
After Shen Ruojing gifted this to Old Master Bai and it was shown to everyone, in the future, Chu Cichen’s legitimate piece would be treated as a counterfeit.
Chu Cichen’s lips twitched, but he didn’t say anything. When Shen Ruojing began writing the second piece, Chu Cichen lifted the first piece and started to age it.
Shen Ruojing’s speed was very quick. She finished writing them in roughly ten minutes.
However, the aging process done by Chu Cichen was much slower.
He first had to wet the paper using chemicals or tea before drying it.
While using a dryer in the room, the tyrannical CEO looked extremely at ease and competent when handling this. Shen Ruojing then took the second piece up after seeing that he was finished with the first.
He followed the same procedure for the second piece. After Chu Cichen had dried the first piece, Shen Ruojing then passed the second piece to him. Their movements were as smooth as flowing water, showcasing the tacit understanding they had when they were doing missions for the organization. Despite having been separated for six years, everything hadn’t changed.
Shen Ruojing’s expression froze.
Back then, she precisely had such a tacit understanding with the puppy-like Chu Cichen, the one she fell in love with.
Sometimes, the puppy-like Chu Cichen would understand her thoughts as long as she shot him a glance. She didn’t even need to say anything.
Shen Ruojing curled her lips and asked, “Is it okay now?”
“Not yet.” Chu Cichen calmly replied, “We have to do this three times at least.”
Three times.
They had to speed up then as they had no idea if their cousin could handle the situation.
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At the introductory banquet.
Yun Wei was soon caught in a dilemma.
Bai Zhongzhang and his fifth brother were extremely overbearing, causing her to bite her lips.
Third Madam Bai also tried stirring the pot. “Correct, take it out and show it to us! What’s wrong? Are we not worthy enough to see Madman’s calligraphy piece?”
The other cousins also spoke out.
“I also wish to take a look. Grandpa has always praised Madman’s work and wanted to buy a calligraphy piece, but he wasn’t able to succeed!”
“What sort of calligraphy piece is it exactly that can make grandpa like it so much?”
“Grandpa, can you show it to us? You shouldn’t admire something beautiful alone!”
“Grandpa, you often say that my calligraphy sucks. In that case, show me what is an excellently written one!”
“…”
Everyone spoke out one after another. So, Old Master Bai smiled and was preparing to agree.
He was indeed very fond of this calligraphy piece.
That old fellow Shen Yuansong had shown off to Old Master Bai once because the former possessed two of Madman’s pieces. Hence, Old Master Bai also wanted to purchase one, but no collectors were willing to sell. In the end, through many troubles, he finally had his own piece!
Even if it was for the sake of protecting Yun Wei’s prestige, it didn’t matter. After today, everyone would know that he, Bai Wei, also possessed one of Madman’s calligraphy pieces!
When Old Master Bai was about to say he agreed, he saw Bai Xiaojiu shooting a glance at him.
Old Master Bai’s heart immediately pounded.
Although he didn’t know what had happened, his heart couldn’t help but sink.
Something must have happened to the calligraphy piece.
He immediately felt a surge of sorrow flooding his heart.
However, he tolerated it and still maintained a smile on his face.
He was a wily fox in his seventies, so how could he ever accidentally expose his true feelings before a group of juniors?
He lowered his eyelids and slowly spoke, “No way. I’m going to admire Madman’s calligraphy piece until I’m satisfied before showing it to all of you!”
Bai Zhongzhang then spoke out, “Grandpa, that’s too petty.”
Bai Wei immediately felt anger in his heart.
How would he not understand the thinking of his grandchildren?
If something had happened to that calligraphy piece, the culprits would surely be among his grandchildren.
His expression was unsightly as he looked at Bai Zhongzhang. “Is criticizing an elder something a junior like you ought to do?”
Bai Zhongzhang’s expression stiffened.
The atmosphere here also froze.
At this moment…